AN unidentified lunatic, a female, Wednesday, gave birth to a set of
twins with assistance from female citizens at the busy Eku Junction in
Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. The twins are a boy
and a girl.
It was gathered that the lunatic, who is a regular
face in the community, normally solicited alms and sleeps at any
available shelter within and around the community.
Recounting the
delivery process, Beatrice Ejeta, a staff of Shepherd Care International
Orphanage, said she was at home when the proprietor of the orphanage
called her, and others, saying a mad woman at Eku junction was in
labour.
She said: “I was initially worried if she would cooperate with us. But when I made a ‘come’ sign with my hand, she responded.
“With
the assistance of some female shop owners around the junction, we were
able to hold her still and I coordinated the delivery, with the male
twin coming out leg first.
“We were delighted when the first baby
came out, thinking that was all and released our grip on her only for us
to notice that as she trekked to a nearby junction, another baby was
coming out.
“Immediately, we ran back to her and delivered her of the second child which was a girl.”
A
community source disclosed that nobody had claimed responsibility for
her pregnancy, but that the babies were taken to Eku Baptist Government
Hospital.
The Public Relations Officer of Eku Baptist Government
Hospital, Mr. Sagay Tuoyo, confirmed the presence of the babies in the
hospital, adding that though he had not been fully briefed on the
matter, the hospital was equipped with facilities to handle the babies’
immediate demands and challenges.
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